Door adjuster



A. GAUL ET AL DOOR ADJUSTER March 22, 1932 Filed June 19, 19 31 2 Sheets-Sheet l Arfizzzr GazzZ, lefiay aal mvzu'rons W M ATTORNEY$ March 22, 1932.- A. GAUL ET AL DOOR ADJUS'DER Filed June 19, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .AWZEW 6 0415} Z6230; fiaw & s E N n w Patented Mar.f22,:1932:

ARTHUR GAUL 'AND'LE noreann'or DIXORTLLINOIS noon musing Application. filed June 19,

This invention relates to door adjusters or means for opening and closingdoors and is especially adapted for garages and like build- I ings and has for the primary object,-the provision of means connected to swinging doors a and associated with an operating means, whereby a person standmgat a distance from the doors may easily and quickly open or close both doors," simultaneously; 7 7 Another object of this invention is the provision of a door adjuster of the above stated character which 'will'be simple, durable and efficient and which maybe manufactured and sold at a comparativelylow cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. v a i For a complete understanding of our in vention', reference is to be had to the follow-.

ingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which I V j Figure 1 is a front elevationillustrating a building having the entrance closed by swinging doors operating, by means constructed in V accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the doors in an opened position by the operation of the door adjuster. r a Figure 3 is a sectional View illustrating the device with the doors in opened position.

Figure 4 isa similar view with the doors in closed position. I

Figure 5 is asectional: View taken on the line 5-5 o'f'Figure 2.,

Figure 6-is a fragmentaryperspective view I illustrating an adjustable operating bar.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a building or garage, the entrance 2 thereof being closed by hinged doors 3. A bearing or support .4 is secured to the ceiling of thebuilding ,1 and slidably supports. a rod 5 to which are pivoted links 6 that are in turn pivotally connected to the doors 3 as shown at 7 so that when one door is moved, the other door will be moved accord-. in lyi lilxtending from the building 1 is a sup porting structure 8 carrying a channeledie al serial at; 545,560.

guide in which 'isslidably mounted a block 10 having avprojectlng portion 11 to which is pivotally connected an operating bar 12 that is in turnpivotally connected to one of the doors 3 as shown at 13. The operating bar 12 includes a pair of sections as shown in Figure 6 arranged in overlapping relation and adjustably connected by boltsor like fasteners 14 whereby the length of the operating bar may bejvaried as desired. An operating lever 15 is pivotedto the supporting structure and has one end pivotally connect nected to the portion 11 of the block 10. The

lever is pivoted intermediate its'ends to the supporting structure and when swung in one direction on its pivot is adapted to. cause the closing of the doors and when swung in the doors. The lever 15 as shown in the ofiicial drawings may be in the form of ahalfwheel ed to a link 16 that is in turn pivotally conopposite direction is adapted to open the and. has securedtheretohandles 17 whereby a person may obtain a firm grip thereon for the purpose of opening and closing thedoors i i while standin g at a spaced distance from said doors. I

While we have shown'and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, .it' will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of the spirit and sec claimed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

a parts maybe made without departing from pe of our invention, as I 1. In combination with a building having swinging doors, means for causing said doors to move in unison, a supporting structure extending from the bu1ld1ng,a guide carried a by the supporting structure, a block slida'ble in said guide, means connecting the block to one of the doors, and an operating means car-. ried by the support ng structure and connected to the block foropening and closingth'e v '95 L doors.

In combination withga building having ing swinging doors means for causing said turexextending from the building, a block slidably mounted on the supporting .strucdoors to move inunison, a supporting structure, an adjustable rod pivotally connected to the block and to one of the doors, and an operating means connected to the block. 3. In combination with a, building having I swinging doors, means for causing said doors to move in unison, a supporting means extendin from the building, a block slidably secure to said means, an adjustable bar between said block and one of the doors, a piv- I. otally mounted lever carried by the supporting means, and a link pivotally connecting the block to said lever for opening and closing the doors by the movement of the lever.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- I tures.

, ARTHUR GAUL. LE ROY GAUL. 

